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Miyamoto Musashi : his life and writings / Kenji Tokitsu ; translated by Sherab Chödzin Kohn ; art captions by Stephen Addiss.

by Tokitsu, Kenji, 1947-

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Boston : Shambhala : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 2004.

Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645.

Swordsmen -- Japan -- Biography

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003027651.html

1590300459 (hardcover : alk. paper) :

xxxix, 488 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

1st Shambala ed.

1. Childhood and training. The birth of Musashi -- Musashi's childhood and his first duel -- The founding of the School of Two Swords -- The two sources of Musashi's art -- The Schools of Two Swords -- 2. Musashi's duels. Duels and wars from age fifteen to twenty -- Studying the arts of other schools through duels -- The duel against Sasaki Kojiro -- Musashi at the battle of Osaka -- 3. Deepening the way. Maturity -- Musashi's last years -- Composition of the Gorin no sho and Musashi's death -- 4. "Writings on the five elements" (Gorin no sho). The scroll of earth -- The scroll of water -- The scroll of fire -- The scroll of wind -- The scroll of heaven -- 5. The texts preceding the Gorin no sho. "The mirror of the way of strategy" (Hyodokyo) -- "Thirty-five instructions on strategy" (Hyoho sanju go kajo) -- "Forty-two instructions on strategy" (Hyoho shiju ni kajo) -- "The way to be followed alone" (Dokkodo) -- 6. Notes of Musashi's disciples on the practice of his school. Notes on mind, energy, and the body in strategy (Hyoho shin ki tai oboe gaki) -- Attitude toward training -- The School of the Fighters of the two Heavens (Senki niten ryu) -- The state of mind of these devoted to the school of Musashi (Musashi ryu shugyo kokoroe no koto) -- 7. The school of musashi (Hyoho niten ichi ryu). Branches of the school -- The school of Musashi today -- 8. The transmission of Musashi's art. The role of Musashi's writings in the transmission of his art -- The transmission of Musashi's art through practice -- 9. Musashi today : the practice of a contemporary adept. The labyrinth created by the way of holding the sword -- The Nen ryu school and its lineage -- 10. Weapons and ethics in swordsmanship training. The status of warriors -- Technique and the status of the body -- Integration of the religious element into the art of the sword -- The formation of katas -- 11. Budo. The Meiji turning point and the modern notion of budo -- The evolution of budo in the twentieth century -- 12. The relationship between adversaries. The complexity of combat in budo -- The significance of the quest for kizeme -- Confrontation and harmony -- 13. One life, one art.

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